Mincemeat (1)

Name: Mincemeat (1)
Ingredients: 2 oz. each candied lemon, orange and citron peel, all finely chopped grated rind and juice of 2 large lemons; ½ nutmeg, finely grated; ¼ pt. brandy; ⅛ teasp. each ground mace and ginger; ¼ level teasp. each ground cloves and cinnamon; 1 lb. cooking apples (prepared weight), finely chopped; ½ level teasp. salt; 1 lb. large raisins, stoned and quartered; ½ lb. sultanas, halved; 1 lb. demerara sugar; 2 oz. almonds, blanched and finely chopped; ½ gill rum; 1 lb.beef suet, finely chopped; 1 lb. currants, cleaned and picked

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery

By Isabella Beeton

Published 1861

About

Ingredients

1 lb. cooking apples (prepared weight), finely chopped
1 lb. currants, cleaned and picked
1

Dessert
Gluten-free

Method

Mix all the prepared ingredients together, stirring well and cover closely in clean dry jars. Keep for 2 or 3 weeks to allow to mellow before using.